Question

Given the following perfect square trinomial, fill in the missing term.

x2 − 16x + ____

Answer 1

`x^(2)-16x+64`

Explanation:

To solve this problem you must apply the proccedure shown below:

1. You have the following perfect square trinomial given in the problem:

`x^(2)-16+`

2. To fill the missing term, you must divide the coefficient -16 by 2 and then you must square it, as following:

`((-16)/(2))^(2)=(-8)^(2)=64`